5/21/26, 2:39โฏPMAdult III Exam 2 โ Interactive Study Kit
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Adult III โ Exam 2 Study Kit
Last-Minute Cheat Sheet
READ THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT + THURSDAY MORNING
This is your bare-minimum mental load to walk into the exam.
Gout
Podagra (great toe), uric acid >6
Synovial aspiration = dx (rules out septic)
Acute: colchicine, NSAIDs, steroids
Maintenance: allopurinol, probenecid
AVO ID asp iri n
Lyme
Deer tick, bull's-eye rash
2-step: EIA + Western Blot (BOTH +)
Doxy (amox if pregnant)
Late โ carditis, Bell's palsy, arthritis
SLE
Typ e III hypers ensit ivity. A NA + (97%)
Butterfly rash, lupus nephritis = priority
Drug-induced = PHI (Procainamide,
Hydralazine, INH)
Hydroxychloroquine โ annual eye exam
No live vaccines on steroids
Fibromyalgia
Dx of exclusion, allodynia
Pregabalin (Lyrica) = FDA
Gentle exercise = THERAPY (not rest)
Not inflammatory; normal labs
Musculoskeletal & Hematologic Systems
50 Q ยท 1.5 min/q ยท 40% Week 4 (M/S) + 60% Weeks 5โ6 (Heme)
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